{"id":51963,"date":"2026-03-07T21:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51963"},"modified":"2026-03-07T21:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:16:27","slug":"willard-katsande-lands-top-rangers-fc-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/07\/willard-katsande-lands-top-rangers-fc-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Willard Katsande Lands Top Rangers FC Job \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Willard Katsande Lands Top Rangers FC Job<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Sports Reporter\u00a0\u2013 Former Willard Katsande has been appointed head coach of Rangers Football Club, a Northern Region Division One side based in Chinhoyi.<\/p>\n<p>The club, previously known as Chinhoyi Rangers, confirmed Katsande\u2019s appointment, with an official unveiling expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks Katsande\u2019s first senior coaching job in Zimbabwe after obtaining his Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaching badge in the middle of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Katsande completed the coaching course alongside another former Zimbabwe national football team captain, Tapuwa Kapini.<\/p>\n<p>Although he has not yet coached a professional club, the former midfield enforcer has remained active in football development through his\u00a0<strong>Kitoko Soccer School<\/strong>\u00a0academy, where he mentors young players.<\/p>\n<p>Katsande has also previously served in a technical role at South African fourth-division side Crystal Lake FC, gaining early coaching experience as he prepares for a full-time career on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The former Warriors captain enjoyed a successful playing career, most notably in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs, where he became a fan favourite for his tough tackling and leadership in midfield. His appointment at Rangers FC is expected to bring experience and renewed ambition to the Chinhoyi-based side as it seeks promotion to the Premier Soccer League.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Willard #Katsande #Lands #Top #Rangers #Job #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willard Katsande Lands Top Rangers FC Job By Sports Reporter\u00a0\u2013 Former Willard Katsande has been appointed head coach of Rangers&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[6694,557,9164,2117,202,9888,229,9877],"class_list":["post-51963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-eduzim","tag-job","tag-katsande","tag-lands","tag-news","tag-rangers","tag-top","tag-willard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51963"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51965,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51963\/revisions\/51965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}